{"id":503523,"date":"2026-03-04T16:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/503523\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:47:10","slug":"apple-announces-599-macbook-neo-with-a18-pro-chip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/503523\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Announces $599 &#8216;MacBook Neo&#8217; With A18 Pro Chip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/03\/say-hello-to-macbook-neo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> the &#8220;MacBook Neo,&#8221; an all-new kind of low-cost Mac featuring the A18 Pro chip for $599.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MacBook-Neo-Feature-Pastel-1.jpg\"   alt=\"MacBook Neo Feature Pastel 1\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1038639\"\/><br \/>The MacBook Neo is the first Mac to be powered by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone<\/a> chip; the A18 Pro debuted in 2024&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/iphone-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 16<\/a> Pro models. Apple says it is up to 50% faster for everyday tasks than the bestselling PC with the latest shipping Intel Core Ultra 5, up to 3x faster for on-device AI workloads, and up to 2x faster for tasks like photo editing.<\/p>\n<p>The MacBook Neo features a 13-inch Liquid Retina display with a 2408-by-1506 resolution, 500 nits of brightness, and an anti-reflective coating. The display does not have a notch, instead featuring uniform, iPad-style bezels. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"macbook neo front hand\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1038541 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/macbook-neo-front-hand.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>It is available in Silver, Indigo, Blush, and Citrus color options. The colored finishes extend to the Magic Keyboard in lighter shades and come with matching wallpapers. It weighs 2.7 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>There are two USB-C ports. One is a USB-C 2 port with support for speeds up to 480 Mb\/s and one is a USB-C 3 port with support for speeds up to 10 Gb\/s. There is also a headphone jack.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"macbook neo pink magic keyboard\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1038542 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/macbook-neo-pink-magic-keyboard.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>The MacBook Neo also offers a 16-hour battery life, 8GB of unified memory, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 6 connectivity, a 1080p front-facing camera, dual mics with directional beamforming, and dual side-firing speakers with Spatial Audio.<\/p>\n<p>Starting at $599, the MacBook Neo is now the entry-level MacBook and Apple&#8217;s most affordable laptop ever. Education customers can purchase it for $499. It is available with 256GB of storage and the Magic Keyboard for $599 or 512GB of storage with the Magic Keyboard with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/touch-id\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Touch ID<\/a> for $699.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"macbook neo side\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1038543 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/macbook-neo-side.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>Apple also pointed out that the MacBook Neo is Apple&#8217;s lowest-carbon Mac. It features 60% recycled materials, more than any other Apple product. This includes 90% recycled aluminum and 100% recycled cobalt in the battery.<\/p>\n<p>MacBook Neo is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/buy-mac\/macbook-neo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">available to pre-order<\/a> starting today, with availability beginning on Wednesday, March 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple today announced the &#8220;MacBook Neo,&#8221; an all-new kind of low-cost Mac featuring the A18 Pro chip for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[229415,831,225455,201233,229395,229414,74],"class_list":["post-503523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-a18-pro","tag-featured","tag-featured-sticky","tag-macbook-a18-pro","tag-macbook-neo","tag-new-banner-featured","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}